Ordering the Private World

Well, it has been a bit of time since I last blogged on anything with substance. I do hope to get some time here really soon. I simply write to update friends and readers who have expressed interest in knowing how our move to London three weeks ago is coming along. I am happy for one to have my wife back with us permanently as she was having to travel down on weekends while finishing out the school year. Happily, that is now behind us and we are all together once again. The children are especially pleased with mom's cooking over dad's!

One of the most difficult parts of the move was having my study in such shambles for three weeks. I am very pleased that, as of yesterday, all of my books are shelved and the study is coming together. I hope to add some pictures, icons and crucifixes to the walls tomorrow.

We are enjoying our time in our new parish church as well (pictured here). The house is almost completely in order and I am hopeful that by the end of the week it will be completely sorted and we can begin to live without boxes and chaos!

I am pleased to learn that my daughter Hannah and I will be attending the beatification of Cardinal Newman in Birmingham this September with our parish. We look forward to the pilgrimage and the privilege of having the Holy Father visiting us in the UK. May God protect him and watch over him during this very difficult time of unjust attacks upon his character. We continue to pray for him each day.

I do hope to be in contact with many friends in the London area over the summer and if you read here regularly and live in the London area, please do get in touch and perhaps we can have a nice beverage somewhere! Thanks for the prayers and continuing to visit the blog. I hope to bring something worthy of discussion here soon.